> > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Miroslav Antic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Siem News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Thursday, April 27, 2000 11:44 PM > > Subject: SN920:Bin Laden - Some background facts > > > > > > > > > >Laden has 20 nukes > > > > > >SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM > > > > > >Monday, August 9, 1999 > > >WASHINGTON -- Saudi fugitive Osama Bin Laden is believed to > > >have up to 20 nuclear bombs and is seeking to launch a massive > > >terrorist strike against the United States, a congressional > > >investigator and author says. > > > > > >Yosef Bodansky, a researcher of the House Task Force for > > >Counterterrorism and author of a new book on Bin Laden, told a > > >news conference on Friday that Bin Laden has been seeking to > > >follow up on his bombings of two U.S. embassies in east Africa > > >one year ago. Echoing U.S. officials, Bodansky said Bin Laden > > >was thwarted in plans to blow up the U.S. embassy and two > > >consulates in India in last December and January. > > > > > >Bin Laden has biological, chemical and nuclear weapons and has > > >received technical help from Iraq, Bodansky said. The nuclear > > >weapons include suitcase bombs acquired through Chechniyan > > >rebels. > > > > > >"The Russians believe that he has a handful [of nuclear weapons], > > >the Saudi intelligence services are very conservative . . . they are > > >friendly to the United States, [and] believe that he has in the > > >neighborhood of 20," Bodansky said. Bin Laden obtained and > > >purchased the suitcase bombs from multiple sources, he said. He > > >has a "collection of individuals knowledgeable in activating the > > >bombs" and "is recruiting former Soviet special forces [to learn] > > >how to operate the bombs behind enemy lines." > > > > > >"As far as decision-making in Washington is concerned, we should > > >assume that he has them," he added. "Most of them have been > > >transferred through Pakistan." > > > > > >"Let me stress here: We don't have any indication that they are > > >going to use [them] tomorrow or any other day," added Bodansky, > > >whose intelligence estimates and analyses are considered > > >controversial in Washingon. "But they have the capability, they > > >have the legitimate authorization, they have the logic" for using > > >them. "One does not [make] the tremendous amount of > > >expenditures, effort, investment in human beings, in human > > >resources, to have something that will be just kept somewhere in > > >storage." > > > > > >Bodansky said Bin Laden has strong ties with Islamic > > >fundamentalists throughout the Middle East, the Balkans, Britain > > >and the United States. He refused to name any specific > > >organization in the United States. > > > > > >"There's a distinct minority within the Moslem community in the > > >United States that is very sympathetic to his cause, to his analysis > > >and interpretation of the relationship between the hub of Islam and > > >the penetration of Westernization, Western culture and the like," > > >he said. "And a minority among this minority are known to have > > >crossed the threshold of willingness to commit terrorist acts or > > >commit violence. Many have been trained in Afghanistan, Bosnia > > >and elsewhere throughout the Moslem world, so that they are > > >capable. They have the skills and capabilities to carry out an > > >operation as required." > > > > > >Bodansky said Bin Laden remains in Afghanistan. He said the > > >Saudi is located in Islam Darva, about 80 kilometers northwest of > > >Kandahar. When he wants to communicate with the outside world, > > >he travels to Jalalabad, he said. > > > > > > > > >Monday, August 9, 1999 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > NSP Lista isprobava demokratiju u praksi ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bUrBE8.bVKZIq Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
